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Overcoming Adversity, N.J. Woman With One Hand Gets Permit to Carry
Bearing Arms ^ | 12/06/2023 | John Petrolino

Posted on 12/06/2023 3:24:07 PM PST by DFG

Around June of 2023 Gianna Novello decided to give shooting a shot. The native of north Jersey wasn’t looking to become the next Lara Croft, or dive too deep into the world of becoming a shootist, it was just something she committed to wanting to try.

Novello went through some basic steps with her boyfriend on how to handle a firearm, then made it to the range. Novello’s story starts with her being uninitiated in firearms, to five months later owning three handguns, and having a valid New Jersey permit to carry. That’s a remarkable story. Coming from N.J., her deep dive into gun ownership is beyond fascinating. The most notable thing about Novello’s story is learning to do all this with only one hand.

Novello does not consider herself “disabled.” Her condition is congenital, and she’s never allowed it to hold her back. When chatting with the Generation Z gun owner, I quickly realized that her arm ending where her wrist would begin on her left hand became a motivator, rather than an anchor that drags her down.

“Okay, I’m going to refer to you as ‘differently abled,’ if that works for you?” I said to Novello. She was fine with that description. I told her she needs to guide me on making sure I’m not being offensive – which I excel at from time to time, and there was no need to double down on her original sentiments.

“I’ve never considered myself disabled because I’ve never really gone to the doctor and asked them to really clarify what I have. I don’t really think it’s a disability. But I do think I’m different than everybody else, obviously. And I do things differently.” – Gianna Novello

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: banglist; gunpermit; newjersey; novello; woodlandpark

1 posted on 12/06/2023 3:24:07 PM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

That’s why it’s not called a handsgun! Good for her, hope she doesn’t have to use it but if she does, to use it a lot.


2 posted on 12/06/2023 3:32:53 PM PST by bigbob
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To: DFG

I see no reason why one can’t fire a pistol one handed.

Can even change mags one handed (return pistol to holster the remove and replace mag in holstered pistol)


3 posted on 12/06/2023 3:35:17 PM PST by SauronOfMordor (Either you will rule. Or you will be ruled. There is no other choice.)
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To: DFG

What, they didn’t just tell her, “Ma’am, statistically, you’re more likely to shoot yourself with that gun than you are to protect yourself with it.”


4 posted on 12/06/2023 3:46:59 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: DFG
"She perceived people were maybe treating her differently because she’s one handed."

No, it's because you're shooting a Hi Point!🤪

Actually, don't know if it's a Hi Point. Sorta looks like one.

5 posted on 12/06/2023 4:02:33 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: SauronOfMordor

Gun empties

Release the magazine

Back in holster

Slide in new magazine

Tough to swap the magazine in the holster, often it covers the mag release mechanism


6 posted on 12/06/2023 4:37:28 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: DFG

More qualified than Alec Baldwin.


7 posted on 12/06/2023 4:40:55 PM PST by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum )
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To: DFG

The right to keep and bear arm.


8 posted on 12/06/2023 5:54:19 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Eagles6
Hay! I like Hi-Point guns. I won more than a few guns that are wroth in excess of a $1000, but I like all types that work. And Hi-Points work.

About 20 years ago "Gun Tests" did a shoot out between a Baretta carbine, an Olympic Arms carbine and the Hi-Point carbine. The Hi-Point beat the Baretta and tied with the Olympic Arms. The Hi-Point was 1/4 the price of the Baretta and 1/2 the price of the Olympic Arms carbine.

On You Tube there are a pile of videos that start with, "I want to hate this gun, but..."

Hi-Points have a life time warranty, regardless of how many owners had it. I was the third owner of a Hi-Point carbine that was one of the first made. I paid almost nothing for it. I shot it about 300-400 rounds until it stopped. I shipped it back and they sent me a new one. My first one would shoot a 1.5 inch group at 25 yds using Winchester white box. The new one shoots about 1 inch at 25 yards.

Yes, they are ugly. They are not guns that get passed down through the generations. But they work and are priced very reasonably. Great for people that are on a tight budget.

But you are right- they are ugly.

9 posted on 12/06/2023 6:35:16 PM PST by fini
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To: fini
Just kidding!😆 They get a bad rap because of their Pandamonium non ferrous alloy slide and the ergonomics of a brick, but other than that...

But, seriously, they are, usually, reliable and if it's not, they fix it. For the price, I think there are preferable options, but if it's all that I had, I wouldn't feel unarmed.

10 posted on 12/06/2023 7:39:14 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: Eagles6
Yeah. The guns are not forever guns. There was a guy who an article about this. He bought two Hi-Point pistols. He took extremely good care of one and basically threw more oil on the other one. The one that got almost no care lasted about 2000 rounds and the other one last about 5000 rounds. The one I purchased was already well used, but not abused. When I did its initial cleaning, it looked like someone scooped metal out of the bolt assembly using a baby spoon. Because the bolt is non-ferrous it wears itself out on the other parts. Having said that the carbines are a lot of fun. When ever I take mine to the range, someone wants to try it out.

I won't say it is the ugliest gun ever invented, but it is a contender.

11 posted on 12/07/2023 2:49:07 PM PST by fini
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